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Review: NieR: Automata 3C3C1D119440927; the greatest DLC ever made (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 9, 2017

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Review by Matt C. To read the official product description of NieR: Automata’s first major DLC, you might expect a fairly straightforward arena mode and a few unlockable costumes. That’s an accurate description, but also a very incomplete one; just as NieR: Automata is so much more than a “fresh…

Review: Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy (Sony PlayStation Vita)

May 9, 2017

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Review by Matt S. Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy faces the unfortunate reality that it has been released onto a console that has, over the years, absolutely nailed the dungeon crawler genre. Whether it’s Demon Gaze or Stranger of Sword City, the creative (and different) Ray Gigant, through to the…

the-technical-demons-got-to-our-podcast

May 9, 2017

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Hi everyone, Just a quick note with a bit of unfortunate news (it’s shaping up to be one of those weeks…), the DDNet podcast unfortunately hit some snags in recording last week. By which I mean it didn’t work at all. Despite chaining Alan to his desk for the past…

Gadget review: Wacom Intuos 3D; make your own Miku figures (or anyone else)!

May 9, 2017

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Gadget review by Matt S. Most anime fans – or fans of Japanese games – have at least a few figures lying around. It might be that they got them from limited edition sets of their favourite games. Or they might actively go out and buy the things, as I…

ddnet-is-up-for-three-awards-at-this

May 9, 2017

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The Lizzies IT Journalism awards are the premier tech journalism awards in Australia. It’s something we participate in each year, and the good news is that this year we’ve been shortlisted for three separate categories. The entire DDNet team was shortlisted for the Best Gaming Coverage award. Additionally, the DDNet…

review-syberia-3-sony-playstation-4

May 8, 2017

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Review by Matt S. Syberia is hardly a household name, but there is a long-suffering community for it, and they’re going to be happy that Syberia 3 came around. Syberia 2 was first released in 2004; that’s 13 years ago, for people who are counting, and ended on a note…

Japanese history: On Masamune Date; Japan’s dragon in the north

May 8, 2017

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Japanese history by Matt S. In my series of Japanese history pieces, I’ve looked at the three generals who became the effective rulers of Japan through the Sengoku period; Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Ieyasu Tokugawa. These three men were, by far, the most powerful and important generals through the…

A quick note regarding DDNet Premium

May 8, 2017

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Hi everyone! Many thanks to everyone that has supported DDNet Premium over the past year or so that it’s been in operation. It has been really, truly heartening to know that some people do value the kind of fiercely independent criticism, analysis, and writing that we do here. We know…

Japanese books: Edogawa Ranpo and his influence on Persona 5

May 8, 2017

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Books by Matt S. We talk a lot about Japanese games, films, anime and manga in western culture, but we talk about Japanese literature far less frequently, and that’s a pity, because as with all those other mediums, Japan has produced many of the world’s finest writers, and literature gives…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, May 8, 2017

May 7, 2017

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News by Britta S., Lindsay M., and Matt S. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and…

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